PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TUPAC WESTsideKING (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kofi Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

WESTsideKING
vs
Marley

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, TUPAC WESTsideKING!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kofi Marley!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WESTsideKING fails to land the takedown.
Marley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marley avoids the head kick by WESTsideKING.
WESTsideKING shoots in but no luck this time.

Marley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
WESTsideKING is trying to escape the position but Marley is controlling the position.

Marley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Marley decides to stand up, so the ref orders WESTsideKING to his feet.
WESTsideKING misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WESTsideKING buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
TUPAC WESTsideKING seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
WESTsideKING throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Marley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marley tries for a takedown but WESTsideKING circles away easily

and WESTsideKING counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marley!
WESTsideKING sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Marley tries to hold on but WESTsideKING pushes him away.
Marley tries to buck WESTsideKING off but he can't manage it.
Marley looks gassed!
WESTsideKING wants to control the pace but Marley is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

WESTsideKING get's back to his feet.
WESTsideKING connects with a solid leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

WESTsideKING pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
WESTsideKING scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
WESTsideKING tries to clinch but Marley is having none of it.
WESTsideKING moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
WESTsideKING connects with a crisp jab.

WESTsideKING has closed the distance and engaged Marley in a clinch.
Marley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
WESTsideKING unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
WESTsideKING stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

WESTsideKING breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
WESTsideKING tries for a takedown but Marley circles away easily
and Marley counters with a left and a right that stings WESTsideKING.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TUPAC WESTsideKING. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts WESTsideKING, as that shot connected.
WESTsideKING looks to land a combination. Marley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
WESTsideKING with a lazy takedown attempt

and Marley counters with a takedown into side control.
WESTsideKING is not content to let Marley control the position.
WESTsideKING is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Marley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

WESTsideKING makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Marley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Marley keeping moving, preventing WESTsideKING from controlling successfully.
WESTsideKING tries to free his leg and advance position but Marley is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
WESTsideKING slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TUPAC WESTsideKING dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

WESTsideKING shoots in and bounces Marley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
WESTsideKING won't allow Marley to sweep him here.
Marley looking to control but WESTsideKING passes into half guard.
Marley is staying active underneath WESTsideKING, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marley is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley regains full guard. Nicely done.
WESTsideKING throws and elbow that misses. Marley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in WESTsideKING's guard. Nice move by Marley!
Marley won't allow WESTsideKING to sweep him here.
Marley trying to control the position from guard on top but WESTsideKING is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
WESTsideKING manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marley tries to hold on but WESTsideKING pushes him away.
Marley is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
WESTsideKING can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marley is looking to escape.
Marley tries to control WESTsideKING's body but WESTsideKING pushes him off. Marley squirms to his side and now WESTsideKING has his back!
WESTsideKING controlling from the back.
WESTsideKING has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Marley fending off the submission attempt from WESTsideKING.
Marley trying to control the hands but WESTsideKING breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TUPAC WESTsideKING dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

WESTsideKING moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

WESTsideKING shoots in and bounces Marley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marley pulls WESTsideKING in close to his closed guard and prevents WESTsideKING from doing any damage or advancing position.
Marley trying to keep a closed guard but WESTsideKING is proving a slippery customer.
Marley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marley is looking to stand up but WESTsideKING isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WESTsideKING showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
WESTsideKING looking to pass the guard.
WESTsideKING throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
WESTsideKING slips nicely into half guard.
WESTsideKING content to control rather than advance.
Marley wants to control but WESTsideKING is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marley is looking for a sweep. WESTsideKING is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

WESTsideKING stands up out of the half guard.
A combination from WESTsideKING does no damage.
WESTsideKING throws a one two combo.
WESTsideKING has a takedown stuffed.
WESTsideKING lands with a nice body kick.

WESTsideKING shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Marley's guard.
WESTsideKING seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marley is looking to stand up but WESTsideKING isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley wants to sweep but no luck.
WESTsideKING controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
WESTsideKING looking to pass the guard.
WESTsideKING slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
TUPAC WESTsideKING showed his dominance in that final round.
Well WESTsideKING has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TUPAC WESTsideKING!